High Court clears way for taxing mail orders
The Supreme Court ruled states may tax mail order purchases if Congress approves, potentially boosting state and city revenues and affecting out-of-state catalog firms. The decision reverses part of a 1967 ruling but keeps limits, with an 8-1 vote finding collection requirements still interfere with interstate commerce without federal authorization.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Congress
North Dakota
Nicholas Spaeth
Spaeth
High Court
Supreme Court eases path to prosecuting corrupt officials
Supreme Court rulings ease prosecutors' path to bringing cases against corrupt officials. The decision impacts public agencies and political accountability, clarifying standards for charging officials and strengthening enforcement avenues.
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Supreme Court
Lawrence school board weighs 1992 93 budget priorities
Lawrence school board members identify priorities for the 1992 93 budget focusing on more seventh grade extracurriculars more classroom computers and individualized instruction A plan to expand junior high athletics would let all seventh graders play basketball and volleyball with a 10 000 to 15 000 cost cited as offsetting juvenile court costs and potential trouble reduction
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Lawrence School
Clinton Pkwy
Mary Loveland
Loveland
Jerry Hannah
Goldilocks on Trial by Maryland Third-Grade Jury
In Elkton Maryland a mock district court trial involving Cecil Manor Elementary School students finds Goldilocks guilty on two breaking and entering counts with a not guilty on malicious destruction and trespassing while a theft charge remains deadlocked. The exercise aimed to teach children how the criminal justice system works with fictional characters from the Bears’ tale.
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Elkton
Goldilocks
Maryland
Cecil Manor
Bears
Thomas Klenk
Protesters march near court during juror deliberations
Protesters mainly Native American gathered outside the Judicial and Law Enforcement Center as jurors deliberated in the May 18 trial of Marvin Schaal in the 1990 hit and run death of Christopher Bread, 19, Lawrence. Jurors resumed deliberations after a long weekend, with no verdict by 1 p.m.
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Lawrence
Judicial and
Marvin Schaal
Christopher Bread
East 15Th Street
Bread
Judicial and Law Enforcement Center
Michael Haney
Ruth. Kyle
Preservation Work Begins On 122-Year-Old Old English Lutheran Church
Owner Arthur Anderson explains the first renovation phase to create high grade offices at 1040 N.H. The plan adds a steel skeleton, new floors, shingles, a loft, and columns from foundation to roof to relieve pressure on buckling stone walls. Mary Anderson notes the goal is to keep rain out and prevent collapse.
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Old English Lutheran Church
Arthur Anderson
Anderson
N.H
Mary
Jayhawks hope five draft picks rise from Kansas baseball roster
Tonight will be partly cloudy with a low around 40 and a warmer Wednesday with sunny skies and a high near 61. Kansas baseball lists five potential draft targets from its roster and three incoming Jayhawks could be selected in the forthcoming Major League draft.
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Kansas
Jayhawks
Advocates Blast U.S. Refoulement Policy Against Haitians
Refugee lawyers decry President Bush's order to return Haitian asylum seekers without hearings calling it a breach of international law and predicting possible death for some individuals.
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Bush
Scout troop restores WWII internment camp on Memorial Day
John Cox, 16, and his Scout troop honor Memorial Day by restoring a World War II internment camp. The feature on page 9A highlights youth service and historical remembrance with named participants and a local community focus.
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John Cox
Bush to allow most engineered foods without extra safety tests
The Bush administration announced it will permit marketing of most genetically engineered foods without additional safety tests. Vice President Dan Quayle said the move is part of a regulatory relief program and stressed that safety would not be compromised. See Genetically, page 11A.
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Washington
Bush Administration
Dan Quayle
Should the government allow genetically engineered foods to be marketed without extra safety tests
The prompt asks for an opinion on whether regulators should permit GE foods to enter markets without further safety testing, referencing a specific page question. The summary restates the core issue and signals a policy debate without endorsing a stance.
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